Combined rain skirt and umbrella cover



July 29, 1952 J. A. VIGORITO COMBINED RAIN'SKIRT AND UMBRELLA COVERFiled March 8, 1950 INVENTOR. Voriio abim/ BY aitorlegy Patented July29, 1952 orrice;

COMBINED RAIN SKIRT AND UMBRELLA COVER John, A. ,Vigorito, New York, N.Y

Application March 8, 1950, Serial No. 148,281

3 Claims. 1

This;inventionirelateato a combined rainrskirt and umbrella cover; andhas foritsobject the provision; of aqconvenient and usefuljarticle ofwearing apparel which can be readily and. easily employed as an umbrellacover and thus carried while fitted about an 1 umbrella yet be readilyavailable foruse. asa; protective rain skirt when required.

An object of the invention is to provide a skirt which can, be readilyfolded. and compacted and contained within a wrapper orenclosure-attached to the skirt, said,wr.apper and skirt being capableof being formed into tubular shape to thus be fittedi around and encloseanumbrella and thus resemble the conventional umbrella cover.

More. particularly, the invention contemplates the provision of a skirtin. the form of a fiatsection ofmaterial having means. by which it maybe connected around the waist of the wearer, said skirt being providedwith a cover member in the form of a flap dependent from its Waist line,said cover member or flap being adapted to receive the skirt in foldedcondition and enclose the skirt and hold it compactly around anumbrella, the flap being provided with fastening means by which it maybe formed into and maintained in bag-like shape to not only retain theskirt within it but to also form a cover for an umbrella in a manner tobe hereinafter described.

These and other objects are attained by the invention, a more particulardescription of which will be hereinafter set forth and pointed out inthe claims appended hereto.

In the accompanying drawing, wherein an illustrative embodiment of theinvention is disclosed, Fig. 1 is a face view of the improved rain skirtand umbrella cover, looking at the inner face of the same; Fig. 2 is aview showing the first step in the act of folding the skirt preparatoryto enclosing it within its cover member; Fig. 3 shows the skirt partlyfolded; Fig. 4 shows the skirt fully folded and held under the retainingband provided on the cover member; Fig. 5 is a sectional view, taken onthe line 55 ofFig. 1, looking in the direction of the arrows, and Fig. 6is a perspective view showing the skirt and its cover fitted on andacting as an enclosure or cover for an umbrella of the folding orcollapsible type.

Referring to the drawing, I indicates the body of the skirt, which ispreferably of thin, easilyfolded or compacted waterproof orwater-repellant material, such as a proofed textile fabric or any one ofthe known water-repellant plastic materials now used for raincoats,umbrella coverings and the like. The skirt may be made in the form shownor in many other-- styles andit is preferably composed of a flat sectionof material I, provided at the top with a waist-band 6, which mayenclose an elastic'contracting-member! to hold'the garment properlyaboutthewaist ofthe wearer. The side edges 2-.-and-3,:-of7 the skirt areadapted'to atleast slightly-overlap when the garment is worn and canv beheld in, a-c1osed or overlapped relation by'means of the co-operating,snap fastener elements t and '5 or other suitable fastening means. I

Attached to the waist band 'portiont: in; any suitable manner; asby aline ofstitclring; 9, if the nature of the material, of the skirtpermitsof stitching, or by fusing oryother means;= isfthe over; m mb r 8; whi his: h -solely a ta hed: at thewaist band and-is,- in: the; form; ofadependent fl p. n r lly ov r yingheinn rrf eofthe :sk-irt and if thekirt-11s of: nransparent. material will be thus concealed from view whenthe skirt is being worn. Said cover member or flap 8 is provided alongits edges with a slide fastener II which, when closed, converts thenormally-flat flap 8 into a tubular casing or enclosure containing theskirt and also an umbrella of the foldable or collapsible type as seenin Fig. 6.

The steps of folding the skirt to an extent required to compact itsufliciently to fit Within the cover member 8 and to also permit theumbrella to be positioned within the folded skirt, are shown in Figs. 2to 4 inclusive. In Fig. 2 the side portions of the skirt have beeninfolded to overlie the backface 20 of the cover member or flap 8. Thefolded skirt is next upturned substantially along the transverse foldline H so that the skirt then becomes doubled on itself as seen in Fig.3.

The folded skirt, now in the position shown in Fig. 3, is nexttransversely folded on itself along the transverse fold line [3 so thatthe skirt is then of a compacted size slightly smaller than the covermember or flap 8. The folded or compacted skirt is now turned over tobring it against the front face 2| of the cover member or flap 8, whichface of the flap is provided with a transverse band ill under which thefolded skirt is tucked to place it in the position shown in Fig. 4. Theumbrella M, which is preferably, but not necessarily, of the collapsibleor foldable type, is now placed on the skirt and flap 8 and the slidefastener II is closed. The closure of the slide fastener results in thecover member of flap 8 being formed into a tubular, bag-like containerenclOSlng th folded and compacted skirt I within it and also forming anenclosure for the body of the umbrella which becomes enclosed within thefolded and compacted skirt. The material from which the skirt is formedis relatively thin, so that the folding of the skirt in the mannerdescribed does not add appreciably to the bulk of the umbrella cover. Asa result, when the cover is placed in position on an umbrella as shownin Fig. 6, the wrapped or enclosed umbrella is unnoticeably larger insize than one enclosed in the conventional cover.

The arrangement described is such that when the umbrella is needed thecover member is readily removed; the skirt is unfolded and can bequickly donned by placing it around the waist and uniting the fastenersl and 5. The cover member or flap 8 may be worn on the inside of theskirt and will be unnoticeable, even if the skirt is of transparentmaterial.

. While I have shown and described one embodiment of the invention, itis obvious that the same is not to be restricted thereto, but is broadenough to cover all structures coming within the scope of the annexedclaims.

What I claim is:

1. A combined skirt and umbrella cover comprising, a skirt body, a waistband thereon, the

skirt body being in the form of a sheet havin coooperating fasteningelements at its opposite edges for interengagement to hold the skirt intubular form about the body of the wearer, a flap of smaller size thanthe skirt having an upper edge attached along the waist band of theskirt, the flap being attached to the skirt only at said edge, a slidefastener extending along the remaining edges of the flap and adaptedwhen closed to form the flap into a tubular cover to enclose'the skirtand also enclose the body of an umbrella placed within the skirt, theflap being of a shape and size to enable it to enclose the skirt infolded condition and to also enclose the body of the umbrella.

2. A combined skirt and umbrella cover comprising, a skirt body in theform of a flat sheet foldable to wearable tubular form and provided withfastening elements to retain it in such wearable tubular form, a flap ofconsiderably less size than the skirt having an upper edge permanentlyattached to the upper edge ofthe skirt, the remaining edges of the flapbeing provided with fastening elements by the engagement of which theflap is formed into a tubular cover, the skirt being foldable to a sizeless than that of the flap whereby said skirt can be enclosed Within theflap when the fastening means on the flap are closed, and an umbrellacan have its body enclosed within the skirt and the cover thus formed,the flap being of a shape and size to enable it to enclose the skirt infolded condition and to also enclose the body of the umbrella.

3. In a combined skirt and umbrella cover, as provided for in claim 2,wherein the flap is disposed inside of the'skirt when the skirt is worn,said flap being provided on one of its faces with a cross band underwhich the folded skirt is insertable.

JOHN A. VIGORITO.

REFERENCES CE'EED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Charnas et a1. Nov. 27, 1945

